SENIOR SNOWBIRDS WEEKLY POTLUCK: For the 15th consecutive year, the Senior Snowbirds weekly potluck will run each Thursday, from Dec. 2 through March 2011.  Setup time:  11:00 AM, Serving time:  12:30PM.  All seniors, visitors and locals alike, are welcome. Bring a dish to pass that will serve 8 to 10 persons.  A 50-cent registration fee will be collected at the door to cover incidentals.  Drinks and table service will be provided.  The weekly meetings will be held in the Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center on Clubhouse Drive.  For further information, call 251-981-2493.

MINNESOTA CLUB LUNCH will be meeting lunch each Tuesday during month of December at 11:30 a.m. at "Steve's Place", at the  American Legion, Gulf Shores. Beginning Jan. 4th - March 15 Minnesota Club will meet each Tuesday for  breakfast.at LuLu's Home Port in Gulf Shores: at 8 a.m. The Minnesota Club continues their dedication to the Christian Service Center. Food donations and/or cash for the Center are gratefully accepted at each breakfast meeting.

THE SNO-BIRDS FROM WISCONSIN  will be meeting at the Orange Beach Community Center, Canal Road, on the first and third Wednesdays of January, February and March in 2011.  Anyone from Wisconsin is welcome to join us for coffee, donuts, visiting and information about upcoming activities and day trips. Meeting will start promptly at  9 am! Jan. 12, 8:30 a.m. breakfast at Lester's (OB), Jan. 19, meeting at OBCC - 8:30 a.m., Jan. 26 potluck at OBCC , 11:30 a.m., Feb. 2 meeting at OBCC - 8:30 a.m. Feb. 5, Brat Fest in Gulf Shores and Saturday night trivia. We have puzzles and books to exchange, and we are collecting Campbell Soup labels, General Mills cereal box tops, beer/soda can pop tabs AND motel-size toiletries.  Look for the appropriate boxes when you come to the meeting.  Our meetings always include door prizes, and any questions/comments/suggestions can be directed to Kenn at 251-967-2463

ILLINOIS SNOW BIRD CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Jan. 7,  9:30 a.m., welcome back coffee – Orange Beach Adult Activity Center. Jan. 14, 8 a.m. Breakfast at LuLu’s (doors open at 7:45):  Representatives from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach will be on hand. Jan. 19, 5 p.m.    Potluck and games (Illinois trivia contest) – Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center. Jan. 27, 8 a.m. Casino Trip to Isle of Capri in Biloxi. Jan. 28,  8 a.m. Breakfast at LuLu’s (doors open at 7:45):  Author Ryan Anderson will speak. Jan. 31, 6 p.m., wine tasting with Mary Jane Munsell. Feb. 3 at 5 p.m., potluck and games at the Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center. Feb. 5, 10 a.m.    Bratfest and trivia night hosted by the Missouri Snowbird Club. Feb. 10 at 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Alabama Lifestyle Expo at Caribe. Feb. 11 at 8 a.m. Breakfast at LuLu’s (doors open at 7:45):  “Still A Newlywed Game.” Feb. 12 at 7:30 a.m.    Firemen’s pancake breakfast.